Mike Peterson Madden Career 2000-2012 - Peak 93 OVR
Gator LB who led the NFL in tackles in his second season
Mike Peterson was born June 17, 1976 in Gainesville, Florida, and played linebacker for the Florida Gators from 1995 to 1998, including the 1996 team that won the Bowl Alliance national championship. The Indianapolis Colts took him in the second round of the 1999 draft, 36th overall, using a pick acquired from St. Louis in the Marshall Faulk trade. He started 13 of 16 games as a rookie; his Madden NFL 2000 overall for that season, calculated from his attributes, was 66.
He recorded 160 combined tackles in 2000, the most in the NFL, and Madden NFL 2001 rated him 84 for that season. Peterson signed with Jacksonville in 2003 and started at middle linebacker there for six years; Madden NFL 04 listed him at 89 for his first season with the Jaguars. He was named second-team All-Pro in 2005 after 132 tackles and six sacks, and Madden NFL 07 put him at 93 for the 2006 season, the highest figure of his career.
He played five games in 2006 and ten in 2007, and his Jacksonville tenure ended after a 2008 dispute with head coach Jack Del Rio. He spent his last four seasons with the Atlanta Falcons, from 2009 through 2012. Across 14 seasons he appeared in 198 games with 163 starts, 1,220 combined tackles, 21.5 sacks and 19 interceptions. He was inducted into the University of Florida Athletic Hall of Fame in 2011.
Mike Peterson Madden Career Milestones
- Peak rating: 93 OVR in Madden NFL 2007 (age 30)
- Appeared in 12 Madden releases (Madden NFL 2000 through Madden NFL 2012)
- Biggest single-year rise: 82 points into Madden NFL 2002
- Played for 3 franchises: Colts, Jaguars, Falcons
- Listed as a linebacker in every Madden release
- Final Madden appearance: Madden NFL 2012 at 82 OVR
Mike Peterson Madden Career Ratings
| Madden | Team | Pos | OVR | Speed | ACC | AGI | STR | JMP | STA | INJ | TGH | AWR | PRC | THP | TAS | TAM | TAD | PAC | TOR | CAR | BTK | TRK | BCV | SFA | SPM | JKM | CTH | SPC | CIT | SRR | MRR | DRR | RLS | RBK | PBK | IBL | TAK | POW | PUR | BSH | PMV | FMV | MCV | ZCV | PRS | KPW | KAC | KRN |
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2000 1999 NFL season
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RLB | - | 64 | 62 | 69 | 64 | - | - | 78 | - | 49 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 29 | 29 | - | - | - | - | - | 24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 64 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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2002 2001 NFL season
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RLB | 82 | 79 | 76 | 80 | 72 | 65 | 93 | 93 | 81 | 74 | - | 33 | 31 | 31 | 31 | - | - | 26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 13 | 32 | - | 85 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10 | 31 | - |
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2003 2002 NFL season
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LLB | 80 | 76 | 82 | 78 | 74 | 65 | 89 | 90 | 81 | - | - | 37 | - | - | - | - | - | 29 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 19 | 36 | - | 88 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 15 | 35 | - |
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2004 2003 NFL season
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MLB | 89 | 80 | 84 | 78 | 77 | 69 | 89 | 92 | 88 | 85 | - | 37 | 35 | 35 | 35 | - | - | 29 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 57 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 19 | 36 | - | 91 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 15 | 35 | 0 |
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2005 2004 NFL season
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MLB | 91 | 82 | 87 | 85 | 74 | 69 | 89 | 92 | 88 | 88 | - | 37 | - | - | - | - | - | 29 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 65 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 45 | 36 | - | 91 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 15 | 35 | - |
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2006 2005 NFL season
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MLB | 92 | 85 | 88 | 87 | 72 | 69 | 89 | 95 | - | 88 | - | 37 | 35 | 35 | 35 | - | - | 29 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 65 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 45 | 36 | - | 92 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 15 | 35 | 0 |
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2007 2006 NFL season
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MLB | 93 | 85 | 87 | 87 | 72 | 69 | 89 | 95 | 88 | 91 | 90 | 37 | 35 | 35 | 35 | - | - | 29 | - | 40 | 44 | 51 | 35 | 60 | 62 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 45 | 36 | 45 | 93 | - | 97 | - | - | - | 65 | 70 | - | 15 | 35 | 0 |
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2008 2007 NFL season
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MLB | 92 | 85 | 87 | 86 | 71 | 69 | 89 | 87 | - | 91 | 90 | 37 | 35 | 35 | 35 | - | - | 29 | - | 10 | 44 | 51 | 35 | 60 | 62 | 25 | 20 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 25 | 45 | 36 | 45 | 92 | 77 | 96 | - | - | - | 65 | 70 | 65 | 15 | 35 | 0 |
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2009 2008 NFL season
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MLB | 93 | 84 | 85 | 84 | 76 | 69 | 92 | 84 | 86 | 91 | 90 | 37 | 35 | 35 | 35 | - | - | 65 | - | 10 | 44 | 51 | 35 | 60 | 62 | 25 | 20 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 25 | 45 | 36 | 45 | 93 | 82 | 97 | - | - | - | 65 | 70 | 65 | 15 | 35 | 10 |
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2010 2009 NFL season
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RLB | 80 | 75 | 80 | 77 | 75 | 69 | 85 | 84 | 86 | - | - | 37 | - | - | - | - | - | 65 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 45 | 36 | - | 85 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10 |
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2011 2010 NFL season
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RLB | 82 | 77 | 83 | 80 | 76 | 69 | 89 | 87 | 86 | 91 | 94 | 37 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 65 | - | 10 | 44 | 51 | 35 | 60 | 55 | 25 | 20 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 25 | 45 | 36 | 45 | 89 | 82 | 87 | - | - | - | 49 | 59 | 65 | 15 | 35 | 10 |
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2012 2011 NFL season
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LB | 82 | 77 | 81 | 79 | 74 | - | 86 | 87 | 86 | 88 | 92 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 85 | 80 | 87 | 77 | 70 | 65 | 49 | 59 | 65 | - | - | - |
Era Linebackers who played alongside Mike Peterson
Mike Peterson Madden Ratings by Year
Mike Peterson Madden NFL 2000 rating: rated (1999 NFL season, IND). Mike Peterson Madden NFL 2002 rating: 82 OVR (2001 NFL season, IND). Mike Peterson Madden NFL 2003 rating: 80 OVR (2002 NFL season, IND). Mike Peterson Madden NFL 2004 rating: 89 OVR (2003 NFL season, JAX). Mike Peterson Madden NFL 2005 rating: 91 OVR (2004 NFL season, JAX). Mike Peterson Madden NFL 2006 rating: 92 OVR (2005 NFL season, JAX). Mike Peterson Madden NFL 2007 rating: 93 OVR (2006 NFL season, JAX). Mike Peterson Madden NFL 2008 rating: 92 OVR (2007 NFL season, JAX). Mike Peterson Madden NFL 2009 rating: 93 OVR (2008 NFL season, JAX). Mike Peterson Madden NFL 2010 rating: 80 OVR (2009 NFL season, ATL). Mike Peterson Madden NFL 2011 rating: 82 OVR (2010 NFL season, ATL). Mike Peterson Madden NFL 2012 rating: 82 OVR (2011 NFL season, ATL).